Holland - 4 months

We've had a big month adjusting to daycare, work, and our chaotic life in general!  We celebrated Daniel's 39th birthday with a low key celebration at home.  Daniel requested German chocolate cake, so I used my maternal grandmother's recipe for the icing.  It was not as easy as store bought, but was definitely delicious.  We sure are lucky to have Daniel in our lives.  He takes care of us and so many things around the house.  He's a cleaner, a fixer, an organizer, and a roll around on the floor and have fun-er! 

Sullivan lost another tooth (Evie kicked him while playing and it made the tooth bleed, so Sullivan finally pulled it out).  He attended Okra camp in Cleveland and got to do kayaking, stand up board, canoeing, archery, rock wall climbing, and many other fun activities.  I'm so thankful for Bebe and Fred Daddy letting him come stay and participate in such a fun camp. 

The highlight of Evie's month has been Pony Camp!!!! It was only 3 half days, but that girl is hooked and she has told every person she meets about pony camp. 



Sullivan and Evie are both still crazy about Holland.

Taking care of her baby.

Helping Holland sit up

Reading baby books to Holland

 

Even Sophie the cat is crazy about her!

 We've been trying to incorporate some fun activities into our lives instead of just sitting at home all the time. We joined a pool and that has been really fun!  Sullivan is getting much  more confident with his swimming now that he gets to do it more often.  We've got to get to work on Evie now!  Holland doesn't care for the cold, big pool, but likes splashing in the baby pool. We also took Evie bowling for the first time.  It was so much fun!

 

 

Holland has been practicing sitting up in her bumbo, sucking her thumb and taking a bottle much better.  She had to have another round of antibiotics and steroids after getting croup and double ear infection again.  Building up those immunities, I suppose. Not crazy about all the drugs, but don't want my baby in pain either.


On Holland's 4 month birthday, we all went for a rooftop dinner before Daniel left on an AT hiking trip with a friend.  It was bright and hot up there, but it is a good location for kids!

He didn't believe me when I told him he had a few freckles. He wasn't happy to see the proof..

We sat on the sunny side, always on the sunny side!

My sweet Holland is still an excellent sleeper, very content, making lots of B sounds.  She laughs primarily for Sullivan, but sometimes others are able to get a giggle from her.  She, just this week, started taking bottles at daycare.  I don't know what the magic trick was, but she decided she likes the fat dr. brown's bottles, but only if given by Miss Daisy, and only in the bouncy seat.  She won't take it from anyone else or if being held.  It's a start though!  I haven't been going to feed her at daycare anymore at lunch.  Sad, but good progress for her anyway. She's started grabbing her feet for happy baby pose and enjoys rocking around on the floor....almost rolling over!